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1 " I am always doing that which I cannot do in order to learn how to do it.” Pablo Picasso. "
― Bob Mayer , Write It Foward: From Writer to Successful Author
2 " 90% of people who have a one-on-one with an agent at a conference and are requested to send in their material, never do. There are many reasons for this, but the #1 barrier is fear. "
3 " Most people think rejection is the end. It’s actually a beginning. "
4 " A successful person can make decisions and take action in the face of fear. The successful are head and shoulders above their peers and competition. They accomplish their goals, have pride in themselves, and find a way to achieve what they want in life. "
5 " The successful writer takes chances and succeeds. The successful writer embraces the changing world of publishing and uses those changes to their advantage. "
6 " write a book they can’t not buy. "
7 " The good news is that no matter what you are writing…there is a market for it…but you have to understand the consumers in that given market. "
8 " If you ain’t cheating, you ain’t trying. "
9 " maybe some of us need to write what we are afraid to know or face. I see many writers who avoid writing what they should be writing because it would mean confronting their fears. Be curious about your fear—it’s a cave, but instead of a monster lurking inside there is treasure instead. "
10 " You can write in multiple genres, but if you want a career in publishing, pick one genre and become very good at it. Then you can write the other stuff. "
11 " How good is your writing? The best idea in the world has to be supported by solid writing. "
12 " The one character trait I have found that successful writers have in common, over and over again, is the ability to consistently work hard. "
13 " less than 10% of the writers have a clear idea of where they want to be in five years with their writing career. "
14 " Science has too long focused on intelligence & talent as determiners of success. And it’s not. The key to success is to set a specific long-term goal and to do whatever it takes until the goal has been achieved. That’s called GRIT (defined as courage and resolve; strength of character). "
15 " those who want the lifestyle of ‘author’. They never get published. The ones who want to BE an author make it. "
16 " read first and breakout novels. Reading some bestselling author’s latest isn’t going to help you much. They could sell their laundry list. "
17 " As an author and publisher I work in the entertainment business, which is an oxymoron. Entertainment runs on emotion, while business runs on logic. "
18 " Authors produce the books. Readers consume the books. Everyone else is in the middle. And therefore, very, very nervous. "
19 " Too many people are locked into a limited worldview because their own character keeps them from seeing the true nature of the world around them. "
20 " the difference between aggressive and obnoxious is that the aggressive person has a good book while the obnoxious person has a bad one. "
